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Aldi should bring the bakery section from Germany to the US. They look like they had a lot of good stuff in the German bakery. I bet that would be great to try.

do you germans out there remember the cashier ladies at aldi before the age of bar codes? those ladies typed in not the price but the product number at an insane speed, it was amazing!

Aldi opened here in East Texas a few years ago. It has been a game changer for me. There prices are the best around and I have found very few of the store brands that I don't like. I have mobility issues and can't walk all over a Walmart size store. Between the smaller store size and speed of the checkout I'm able to do my own shopping.

I LOVE Aldi! I like that the carts don't block up the spaces--because people want their quarters back. I love that they don't give away more single use bags to pollute the environment. I love that they have affordable chocolate, and it's so good! I love that I can bag my own groceries, and not worry about things getting squished, or misplaced. I especially love how the cashiers are allowed to SIT, and they work super fast.

German living in the US: I remember Aldi, when I first came here, being the 'stock-up store' that had mostly canned goods and the basics. It sure has changed since then, and at least in my college town, attracts pretty much all income groups. For me personally, Christmas would be very sad without the Winternacht Lebkuchen and Stollen. The latter was misspelled one year in a sign as 'Christmas stolen'! The store manager burst out laughing when I told him, while pointing at the sign, how horrible it was going to be without the holiday that year...😂

Another plus to Aldi food products you didn’t mention is that they usually have less sugar, preservatives, dyes, etc.

I LOVE the Aldi concept. The quarter for a cart has a very charming side effect: Very often I will spot someone in the parking lot who are almost done with their cart and I will ask them if I may take their cart? I give them the quarter and more times than not, we exchange a few kind words and a smile. That would never, ever happen at a Walmart or a Target!

Aldi's just opened up in my hometown and I had no idea it was this much better! Going this week, thanks for this video!

I work at a ALDIs in Columbus Ohio and I thank you for showing what the stores are like in Germany! It’s really cool to see what’s different and what is similar. Glad that it gives you a little taste of home. ☺️🏡

I first went to Aldi as a kid in 1979. Living in Gary Indiana my entire life, Aldi opened their first NW Indiana store in Merrillville Indiana in 1979. Their stores were much smaller back then, with limited refrigeration. There was no Aldi finds in the early days. It was just the basics, produce that did not need refrigeration. Meat was limited to ground beef and maybe chicken, and was frozen. There was limited frozen prepared foods as well. Until about 1996, their stores used to have a gate for pushing the cart through, and had to through a turnstile. Aldi was forced to remove the turnstile and cart gate, due to the Americans with Disabilities Act. In the 90's, Aldi started opening freestanding stores, as their original stores were in strip plazas, and were outgrowing them. While Aldi was experimenting with selling certain items in the 80's that wasn't typical of Aldi, it was really in the mid to late 90's, when Aldi would start selling random items. It was only in the last 15 years, that Aldi decided to make changes to their food, so that was as close to the brand name as possible in taste. Then expanding into organic, gluten free, keto, paleo, and premium brands, all in order to get shoppers from all income groups. Their first 5 years in the US were rough for Aldi, as their business model was that foreign from both, a business, and shopper's perspective. Most shoppers refused to shop at Aldi in the beginning, as it was not only store brands, which were usually inferior back then, but also most shoppers refused to bag their own groceries, as well as bring their own bags. Before 1992, Aldi did not offer bags at all. In 1992, paper bags were available for purchase, and plastic bags a couple of years later. By 1994, Aldi got different carts, and implemented the quarter deposit locks on their carts. 2000, debit cards were accepted as a form of payment. Before 2000, only cash, and foodstamps were the only acceptable forms of payment. Credit cards were accepted by 2016. Scanners became available by 2004, which was too long, as their own products had barcodes on them by 1985, and most of their competitors were using scanners by 1989 latest. Aldi used to be open even fewer hours in the 80's. Before 1992 local to me, their opening hours were always 9am Monday to Saturday. Monday to Thursday, they closed at 7pm. 8pm on Friday, and 6pm on Saturday. Before 2006, ecery aldi store was closed on Sundays, and holidays New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, and New Year's Day have remained, while Easter since covid, has become a day to be closed. I didn't mention Easter before, because Easter is observed on Sunday, and i remember my local stores opening on Easter at reduced hours after 2008. By the 90's, the closing hours eventually extended to 8pm mon Monday to Friday and 7pm Saturday. By the end of the decade, they stayed open until 9pm. In 2006, a test was done to see if it was worth being open on Sunday, by opening select stores from 9am to 6pm. By 2008, where allowed by law, every store was open on Sundays from 9am to 8pm. Last year, due to more customers using Instacart and DoorDash for their shopping, demand went downin the evening hours, that they decided to close at 8pm everyday. I have heard that there might be talk that 7pm might become the new closing time, if demand goes down even more. I've seen changes in Aldi for 44 years. Lastly, a majority of Aldi's products are not made by the same suppliers as the big name products. In fact, Aldi works with suppliers that primarily make their products exclusively under store brands. Not only is it cheaper, but also, for some of their unusual flavors, the big name companies either won't take time out to make those special flavor products, or might actually steal their ideas for their own products. Going with a big name supplier might not be that much cheaper. Milk products and their plant based milk come from multiple suppliers, in order to offer those products as fresh as possible.

I visited Germany several times from the 70s onward and was very impressed with Aldi. When a store opened in my home town in England, I was one of the first through the door. At that time, they sold quite a lot of German food products, and I loved that. Unfortunately, they stopped selling a lot of those products, including my favourite, Schwarzbrot, some time ago, and nowhere else nearby sells it. I'm pining for some Schwarzbrot as I write. Early on, very few people shopped at Aldi. Sometimes, I would be the only customer in there. It was great! Of course, Aldi became more and more popular, as people realised that the quality of goods sold there was at least as good as the stuff they could buy at other supermarkets, and a lot cheaper. Now, my local store is always very busy. Aldi has had a huge effect on the more established stores, forcing them to sell what they call "essential" products at the same price as Aldi in order to get customers through the door. I still prefer Aldi, though. I like the fact that there isn't an overwhelming choice of products. How many brands and flavours of yogurt do you really need, for example?

I shop religiously at Aldis and try to get as much of my shopping done there as possible. Not only for the low prices- but because they actually let their employees sit and usually pay better wages than other grocery stores.

regarding freezers and refrigerators ; opening from the top is more efficient. Because, when the unit's top is raised , the cold air stays in the compartment. With units that open on the front. all the cold air falls out into the floor every time the door is opened.

Swedish here. Never heard of Aldi, but LIDL is very popular and where people live, there's gonna be a LIDL around the corner. When it first became a thing in the early 00s it was kinda shameful for some people to shop at LIDL, since it was (and is) a discount store, but that stigma's gone and now most people shop at LIDL.

Aldi, like most German stores, let their checkers sit down. American stores make them stand. Sitting is much more efficient and better for the checker's health. When we visit our kids in Germany, we love the German stores. Thanks for sharing the video.

Aldi in Australia: the jingle used when announcing a cash register close or opening is exactly the same as here in Germany... Made me feel at home 😂

I've been using the "buy everything I can at Aldi and the what I can't at Wal-Mart" technique for years. I would often see the same couples or families at both stores doing the same thing. In 2019 for 2 people I spent about $100 at Aldi & $80 at Wal-Mart and that would last us 2 weeks.

As a minimalist, I have always loved the clean, simple efficiency of shopping at Aldi. I always smile when I get to the eggs section. There’s only one kind and they’re always cheaper than anywhere else. Plus, Aldi is known for treating its employees like human beings, which is a refreshing change from the typical American approach to management.

Great show! Aldi was and still is a life saver for me. A while ago, going thru some hard financial times Aldi was the place that kept food on my table because of what I could buy with only 5 to 10 dollars. Quality and quantity was affordable with Aldi. Thanks for sharing!

I am a us citizen. I discovered Aldi in 1998 and it has been my favorite store since then. I always tell everyone that everything is cheaper at Aldi unless the other stores have a sale. I'm not very picky about selection so I can get most of my groceries at aldi. The funny thing is, I visited Germany on a European tour in the year 2000. I was shocked and amazed to see Aldi there. I thought, look they have all the in Germany also! Haha. I did later learned that Aldi was in Germany before it was in the United states. I did not get to go into the German Aldi store because we were in a tour group and no one else wanted to tour the grocery store. I definitely agree that European chocolate far exceeds American chocolate. We have a local chocolate maker that Imports many of their ingredients and their stuff is wonderful. I also like Lindor chocolates. Honestly, I don't really like hazelnut so I don't eat too many European chocolates because so many of them have hazelnuts. We will never have a bakery in Aldi to compared to the ones in germany. Why do you sound so American are you an American who was raised in germany? If not, your English is amazing. Thank you for sharing the comparison experience.

As a truck driver in the USA I can confirm that the same places that make the big brand names also make the generic store brands. While it may not always be the case, often times it is. I've actually had several loads of a mix of big brand name and store branded items that picked up and delivered to the same location

In Slovenia and in Austria we have Hofer which is another Aldi branch of stores originally owned by Helmut Hofer and acquired by Aldi Sud in 1967, it has the same logo, similar products and the same business concept. :)

I'm from Essen and the original ALDI existed just until the end of 2020 in Essen Schonnebeck. What a great success-story from my home city. 😀

I was fortunate to live in Germany for a couple years. The Aldi, Penny, Lidl stores, besides having great prices, were very convenient. Usually within walking distance. No need to drive, which was really nice. And yes, upon returning to the US, two things were quickly obvious. US prices were significantly higher. Quality worse. Especially bread. Oh, I miss the Bäckeri. Even hardware stores, the equivalent of Ace or Home Depot, had amazing breads available.

It’s cool how Feli’s got about a 99% American-sounding accent now, especially when you hear her just speaking in the video and not in the voiceover 😁 Can definitely hear the difference from her earlier vids

I wish the baked goods that are sold in Germany were available in the US. I'm a German immigrant but I think many Americans would be thrilled to have some good Brot and other German baked goods! I'll have to try to contact AlDI management with my suggestion!

Thank You! 😊 I learned SO MUCH from this post! I have an Aldi 2 minutes from my home that I have never shopped. I will NOW!

My first experience with Aldi was in Maastricht Netherlands in 2014. My daughter was studying there for six months and I went to visit . I shop Aldi here now all the time ! It’s great

Some facts: NO, not every Aldi Store in Germany is set up the same! In my hometown we have three of them and they‘re all set up differently. And the stores in Düsseldorf, Neuss and Cologne are different as well. (All southern ALDIs)😅 YES, you actually can buy bagels in German ALDIs. I think it used to be a seasonal thing but they‘ve been selling bagels permanently for some time now.

Aldi is a sensible grocery store in many ways, and Feli did a good job mentioning some of the most practical attributes your Aldi store(s) have to offer, making for an efficient shopping experience. Sure, shopping can be sort of - fun, but nobody wants to spend all day in a grocery store, and they certainly don't want to struggle finding products every time they visit a different branch (or even the same branch!). Thanks for being sensible, Aldi, and thanks for the informative and entertaining video, Feli!!!

I grew up in NYC a few blocks from a small German grocery store. That is where I first had the German gingerbread cookies, sorry I can't spell it. I love them. I love shopping at ALDI I bought my cookie sheets, bread pans, slippers, toys for my grandkids, gardening tools and my vacuum cleaner. I got that 8 years ago and it still works fine.

Thanks for the tour .. I am so well educated now on German products.. so enjoyed you guys..

I’ve been an Aldi shopper for years! I love the “aisle of shame” where they have the weekly household things lol

Thanks for posting this. There is an Aldi only seven miles from where I live in Central California. I've always seen it, but I never paid attention to it, even though it's next to a Raising Cane's that I frequently visit. I didn't know what it sold. I'm going to check it out today. Thanks!

I went to Aldi in Germany as a student on someone’s advice when I was looking for a cheaper grocery store- and took the bus to get there. It works pretty well. Looks like the Cincinnati store rocks. I’m going to have to go back in the US, especially after I saw the frozen pretzels. Tschuss all the best.

I've been to both German and US Aldis. Am a Aldis shopper, hoping that the Euro model for avoiding gmos and artificial carries over. Another Aldis thing; angel customers who hand off their carts and not accept a quarter for it just a " pass it on" kindness.

We live in Belgium and generally have the Aldi Nord stores here. What surprises me are the prices of both the German and American Aldi's. We can do a week's worth of shopping in Belgium for about 75 euros for two people. Then you have a good full cart with lots of fresh vegetables, fruit, dairy products such as cheese, milk and yoghurt, but also dog food, cleaning products, coffee, biscuits and sweets. Now we usually go to Lidl because there is slightly more choice than at Aldi and we think the quality of the products is better, but the prices remain about the same at those two discounters. Wow what a lot of money for that amount of food.

Aldi shopping lifehack: If you go shopping by car, which most of you will probably do, use baskets instead of bags. Preferably the woven ones. Or the foldable ones, if you don't want them to take up too much space. Gamechanger!

Thanks for bringing Aldi Germany to us here in the USA! I have been shopping at the Chicago Il location for over 4 decades and still loving it. They are my 1st go to grocers before going to a European Polish food market for many other favorites. I am not a fan of the typical American food store experience. Cheers and Peace!

I’ve noticed over the years my local Aldi’s dropped their selection of German breads that are very dense and flavorful. Their seasonal selections of flavored whipped cream is pretty amazing. Recent disappointments were no dry egg noodles and no peppercorns to refill my pepper grinder. Spices in general much less expensive than Kroger but there’s a very limited selection. Still love my ALDI!

Fun fact: Aldi (Süd) is called Hofer in Austria (as they wanted keep the name of a previous chain not to confuse people), Slovenia followed too, and even though they hesitated how to call it in Hungary (Hofer or not), they went with Aldi.

I was based in Germany with the Army for 3 years and did a lot of my shopping at Aldi. When I got back to the UK, Aldi started opening stores there and I loved it as they stocked all the German brands and a lot of the products (eapecially the cheese and pastries) were better in my opinion. We still shop at Aldi many years later, but they dont stock so much German stuff anymore which is sad

I really enjoyed this! The comparison was great and I learned a few things! I've been to several Aldi stores in Germany and England and of course the US. We were so excited when they opened a store close to us!

First went to Aldi when I lived in Stuttgart-Vaihingen back in the mid-90s. We would walk from our apartment to the shopping area, sometimes to Aldi, sometimes to Lidl. When we returned the US and bought a house in the Detroit area (circa 2000) we had only one Aldi near us, in Pontiac, which was pretty run down and dirty compared to the ones in Germany. That one was eventually replaced by a newer one up the road. During the past 10 years the number of Aldis in southeast Michigan has skyrocketed. There are now about 20 in the northern suburbs of Detroit and more are under construction, all very much the same as the one in this video. Great place to shop!

I always thought that the "Trader Joes" products you get at aldi here in germany are just "U.S" branded - meaning you just get some normal Muffins disguised as "American" to make you feel like its an authentic product. Very cool to see that they actually ARE authentic U.S products :D

Feli: from the first day our Aldi opened here in middle Georgia it has been super busy! In fact shortly after ours opened they temporarily closed it and enlarged it! I love our Aldi!!!

I just discovered your KZfaq site. I love it, as an exsoldier in Germany during the Cold War era. I didn’t want to go there for any reason. After being there a few months, I was hooked. I’ve always loved the people, culture and community. I spent years trying to return professionally. I find that relocating to Germany professionally, one has to to extremely persistent or have great connections. Although I’m much older now, if given the opportunity. I would gladly relocate to Germany. I know In my heart that if I was able to live in Germany, I would have been happier. I love the country and the people. I will continue to follow your channel.

Thank you for taking us along on your shopping trip. More! Our Aldi is very small here in my smallish Southern California city, when I finally got the cart thing figured out it was an interesting experience. I'm glad you took us along and showed us things in the store because I was kind of overwhelmed and just wandered around aimlessly but now I kind of have a plan for next time. I just couldn't find anything familiar and ended up not buying anything, just spent another 20 minutes trying to put the cart back! I'm going back though, I'm going to give it another try, it's in interesting place, different than the regular grocery stores we're used to here. I hope they can make a go of it, because several chain markets from Europe have tried coming here and not been successful. Thank you.

It's nice to see you haven't lost your German mentality but instead take the best of both worlds (Europe and the US). A mixture of both really is the best there could possibly be.

Back in the 1970s, I went to my first Aldi store with my sister. Aldi in America was always branded as the poor peoples store, so many Americans didn´t shop there or be looked down upon. I love Aldi here in Germany because I save lots of money on Cheese and wine and their assortment of fresh vegies are superb and cheaper of course. Thanks for this video Feli.

Ah! The memories! I lived in Nürnberg for a bit, and then 6 years in Bremen, so I know bith kinds of Aldis, and love them! The Aldi in Nürnberg was a bit more bare bones than the one we went to in Bremen (across the street from our apartment! So convenient!). As we are Canadian, we always shopped waaaaay to much. Our neighbours found it funny to see us climb 4 stories with each 3, 4 bags filled with groceries! That mini freezer that came with the apartment was always packed and I did some canning and drying to preserve our food. Thank you for bringing my memories back! Tschüss! :)

Very interesting comparison side-by-side. So good to see differences between countries. Thank you for video! Good audio and video quality!

In Australia we pronounce Aldi more like the German way. As for product selection at Aldi, it’s limited. But on product brand labels, always check the one thing that doesn’t change between different brands and that’s the manufacturers product ID. You can often find the same printing face with the same printing errors. This means the product is the same, only the “promotional content” has changed.

Excellent advice. As a Scot now back living in Scotland, I have lived and worked in Germany, USA and Ireland and I have noticed the subtle country differences between Aldi and Lidl in these countries. The quality and pricing are excellent but we would like more actual German beer brands here..! Well done Feli Aldi (Lidl) should sponsor you ❤

Our family grocery list has three sections. Aldi, Publix and Costco. Love Aldi and went in one in Germany while visiting. Love Germany, very clean, people are friendly and watching Grandma walking in the snow is eye opening.

I just used the Aldi self checkout a few days ago. I worked as a cashier at Walmart while I was in college so self check for me is much faster. I just bought probably $60 worth of German cookies and candy from there for my parents for Christmas. I love going there.

My family is German and I was born and grew up in the US. Aldi is one of many things that was just part of my early life without me realizing it how it related to myGerman heritage. Honestly a lot of things that were very German including parts of the language were used so pervasively around me when I was young that I didn’t even realize that it was German. It’s really funny how that works out when you have a family of mixed cultures like that.

In Australia we pronounce it "AL-DI", rhyming with "howdy" 😀. We also have the Aldi Finds which the Aussie stores call Special Buys and they're displayed in open racks and tables in the middle of the store like in Germany (20:55).

for my experience in america, aldi is always the best deal especially for produce etc. i go to aldi first and then have walmart or wegman website open on my phone to check prices. typically aldi is the best for most stuff but then i go to walmart for dry beans or brown rice, depending on whats available at the time/sales/etc. but forreal aldi almost always has best options and then theres one or two items I’ll pickup elsewhere. i also very much appreciate the streamlined nature of the store, much less overwhelming imo. i stan

My wife and I have just spent 6 months in Europe to celebrate my retirement. We stayed in apartments with cooking facilities and shopped at Aldi or Lidl to save money enanbling us to holiday for longer. The quality and value offered by these two German brands is phenomenal compared to the ridiculous supermarket duopoly we have here in New Zealand. Their offerings are 30% to 50% cheaper than in NZ where housing & food prices are very high compared to the wages which are relatively low for a developed country. We found great delight visting their stores in UK, France and Italy and getting great food at bargain prices. Of course we loved their bakery section and the fresh vegetables and meat were also good quality. Can't wait for them to come to NZ!

When I lived in Germany, I had a similar shopping experience of buying some things at a discount store like Aldi, Lidl, or PennyMart, and other more special items at Reve or Edeka.

Aldi and Lidl are recently becoming more and more popular here in the UK because of the cost of living crisis. There's an Aldi about 4 minutes from my house by car and there's such a great range of vegetarian products that I can get in there. Also, we have ASDA here in the UK, which is actually owned by Walmart. ASDA is still lower price, but the overall price of things in Aldi and Lidl are still lower than ASDA. My parents use a mix of Aldi and Asda.

I have been an American Aldi shopper since the 1970's in the Chicagoland area. Thank You for this!!

We only shop at Aldi. When my husband went to Maastrict. He visited al Albert Hain said it was very similar. I didnt know the trader Joe fact. Coolest store ever! ❤

Hello from Iowa! I love my local Aldi! I really appreciate that all the aldi brand items are artificial flavoring and coloring free. That isn't something you can find at most other stores without some work.

My first experience with ALDI was when I moved to Illinois . it is an experience but I always save on my food bill. I was delighted with the Aldi brand frozen pizza, surprisingly loaded with ingrediences for about $2.85. My local Aldi relocated and the new store is beautiful and now about 3 times bigger

This was very interesting. You have a great way of explaining everything. I was only ever to an Aldi in the US a few times over 20 years ago. I haven't been back since.

Ich war ein Kind wenn Aldi in unserer Stadt aufgemacht hat. Viele Leute dachten die werden es nicht lange machen da man die Ware direct fon der Palette genommen hat. Und jetzt findet man Aldi in der US. Liebe Aldi in Deutschland immer noch mehr als in the.US, aber bevorzuge Aldi before ich in ein anderes Geschäft in der US gehe. Danke für die Post, immer schön eine deutsche Stimme zu hören. Alles gute zum neue zJahr. Ich bin and der West Küste.

I love when their Oktoberfest stuff comes out. I pack the frozen stuff for lunches and get the strudel for dessert. I buy most of my everyday groceries there as well. Great video as always, Feli!

Hello from Cairo, Egypt. Largest grocery stores by size are Carrefour stores, somewhat like Kroger but tailored to Egyptian consumers with the exception of a great French-style bakery section. New on the scene are very small Aldi copycats from Turkey named BIM or Kasion. These look like early Aldi stores, selling 2nd tier brands out of cardboards at low prices. These stores are located in residential areas, don't have parking space and stores are run by just 1-2 staff, supported by an advanced inventory management system, outperforming the Egyptian competition.

I just stumbled across this video because I have studied German for so long but wasn’t expecting you to literally be in my city and going to to the same store I go to 😂

Feli, your presentation skills are outstanding.

Thank you for doing this. Years ago I worked at a coop. A coworker would rave about Aldi back home in Michigan. He was so upset we didn't have one. An Aldi finally opened near my mother's house. I was so excited to visit. Disappointed doesn't even begin to describe my feelings. I couldn't understand why anyone would like it. The Aldi I visited looked nothing like this. Maybe a quarter of the size and in worse condition than the most miserable dollar store on it's worst day. Now I understand after watching your video. I'd shop there.

I was the third person in our local Aldi for its grand opening. My youngest daughter has worked for Aldi for over five years now. We are temporarily staying in Kansas helping my mother in law and unfortunately I can’t get Winking Owl wine here like I could in Texas. All they’re allowed to sell here is beer. This was a fun episode for me, thank you.

I've been to Aldi in Switzerland (where I live right now), UK, USA and Germany. While the store layout is quite similar in different countries, there are distinct differences in perishable food items. Especially Switzerland prioritises local produce, up front dairy which comes to no surprise as a famous cheese producing country. They also heavily promote Swiss wine, especially here in the French speaking part and other local agricultural products.

Thank you for the Very Informative video, you two! Recently moved to N. Kentucky from California. Just getting used to the 'ALDI Experience'. I also like the concept of using a quarter to unlock a cart...cuts down on theft. You seem like a really cool couple...looking forward for more of your videos! BTW, we had many Trader Joe's in California, and also have one near Florence, KY.

Thank you for this ALDI comparison video Feli, I'm fortunate to have two stores within a short driving distance of my Southern California home, both of which are very similar in size and layout to yours. I found the ALDI history very interesting, and your overview of the various Deutsche Küche and Winternacht lines of Christmas products brought a tear to my eye since it reminded me of the times my late German mother and I would visit ALDI for those items, which usually sold out VERY quickly (especially the Spekulatius and Zimtsterne). Hope you and Ben do more "out and about" videos for the holidays, would love to see your Thanksgiving preparation, provided it doesn't infringe on your family privacy. 😊

You know Feli, that your Aldi video is invaluable as tool for many Americans. We here in Western New York do 80% of our shopping at Aldi, but also love Trader Joe’s which, unfortunately is about a 35 mile drive away from where we live. BTW: I love the German beer which they just started selling here in NYS, as well as the German specialty items!! If only we had the German style bread isles! Good job!!

I just found your channel. My Mom grew up in Germany, so this was super fun!

Hi Feli, A couple of things I noticed. Self checkout is in the some of the Wiesbaden Aldi stores, and has been since the beginning of 2023. I noticed the cashier was putting the groceries directly into the Einkaufswagen which I have never seen happen in Germany. Merry Christmas and continue the great videos.

My mom used to take us to ALDI all the time cause it was the only place besides the commissary on the local army base that you could get good sauerkraut and my grandma's favorite chocolates. Us kids always had fun trying to figure out how to bag the stuff up right and I can definitely remember my little sister's fascination with the key system on the carts. They opened a new store even closer to my house recently, so I might start going there more often.

I'm laughing here watching your explanation about the American chocolate. The first time I ever tried Hershey's, I told my husband it tastes like vomit smells 😂. The fun things we experience as expats in the US 🙈.

We've recently just got back from Korea and Thailand. Honestly the most amazing many products from Germany, we have ever been. Thanks for your sharing😘👍😍

I grew up in Budapest (Pest) and visited München a lot. I love your take on US "sponge" bread! I bet we have the same opinion on Kinder eggs (its ban) too! By the way most card readers allow you to scan your card or phone before the total

I love Aldi! Grew up in Iowa so it was a staple to save money and was so happy when they built them in Texas where I live now. The prices are amazing and worth a visit.

My beloved German grandmother made a lot of the stuff shown from scratch, eg., stollen. My favorite of her German specialties was dampfnudeln & kartoffelsuppe. This is a recipe local to the Baden-Württemberg region in SW Germany. She was from a little town just south of Heidelburg. p.s. A pleasure to see you out from behind your computer!

I’m so glad you told me about the German brands there. I’m gonna try the candy and stuff now. I hope you’re just here for school or something because o don’t know why anyone would want to move to the U.S. from Germany. Germany is gorgeous.

Interestingly, the first Aldi was opened in my hometown of Davenport, IA. I was totally different than a typical grocery store. Now they have expanded and on a recent visit to Iowa I was pleasantly surprised

I live in a small Midwestern college town and the local Aldi is a big hit with students. Since studying Deutsch at University, I have an enhanced appreciation for Winternacht. My favorites are the Elisen Lebkuchen and the Zimsterne, and the Kirschstollen, naturlich. But hardly anyone returns their carts, so when I go I link all of them up and collect scads of quarters. It's really beyond me why people don't want to take the extra minute to straighten up for the next customer. I prefer Aldi to the only other choice in town, which is a sad Walmart.

I went to a Aldi in Germany and I was really surprised at how cheap everything was including the beer. The one I went to in Munich even had a place to leave your dog by the door.

👏 thanks so much for doing this video

I missed going to the Aldi in the German culture. It was a wonderful shopping experience to me. 44 years ago. I was excited when one came to Augusta/Martinez, Georgia. Which was 90miles away from me. There is one that was built in Statesboro. Which is closer, still a ways away, 45 miles. Love the bakeries overseas.

Great video. We love Aldi. My wife's family is from Germany, so whenever Aldi has its "Deutsche Küche" sales, it's like a taste from home.

Aldi has come a long way since I shopped there in the 70s in Germany. Back then, there were only brand-named products, and everything was a little more, shall we say "rustic". Their stores are much more polished now than they were then. Unfortunately, we don't have them in my part of Canada yet.

I always spend the most time in the centre dump bins with all those one-off bargains. I love their sweets too as they have vegan fizzy sweets and rainbow bacon. Thanks for sharing.

The Spekuloos cookies in the long boxes at Christmas time are my absolute favorite. They are so thin and crusted on the back with sliced almonds. 🤤

Really liked this one. We have started to go to Aldi more and really like it -- simple selections. Really like the cheese section. Was neat to see the comparison from Germany to US stores. I was surprised to see the difference in prices from each country -- thought Germany would cost more .... Thanks for the video!

I am Scottish but now live in Bangkok... I remember when Aldi launched which can only be described as an attack on the major brand UK supermarket... and changed people's expectations about supermarket shopping.... The " no frills" approach was and is a massive success... I remember buying hifi equipment and a laptop at a crazy discounted price and we're quality product.... They flew off the shelf!!... The publicity they received meant they hit the ground running and are are major player in the UK and this all happened in a relatively short space of time....and the fact they were German gave them kudos as German products were viewed as quality products....

The nearest Aldi store to me is about 120 miles, but we are in that town a few times a year so I make a point to go when I can. Especially at Christmas- they have the best seasonal selection. I love their advent calendars.